Bee Lt Ss A aeteehagicd?, Meportige a Ee 
Be 2a eee SO rE ec ROS, ae ss roaleea? ste SBE? tales ane 
Whee isos aa Be be 70 ana 
Beans - 7. aha eseece 56 62 
Fine ditto «+ s+ses0s Ye ene} Tick ittOresseeeees to SE 3 V7 
Rye eererceuereeree” 48-59 
oe Oats sae vee ess oo 2B~ BB BE 
Bearley a. vaedtce cen ae Pollard - A ie bra wae ees ‘97 98 
BURL ES octane Cecttasn slates 6448 
€ ¢y tRape Seed ou. ie Hees 3h ea 
White Peas too) cous 158 168 
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Fine Flours ajiscfhee "ee Sone Oa 
Grey ditto ++ ++++erss » 356 61 + oj BEGORE th os'k ils ueiesge rd. Bb 
In Smithfield market, on the 22d, there was a pretty full supply of both prime and inferior 
Beasts ; and beef, mutton, veal, and parle cae the prices of the fale Cars the 
sales being tolerably- briskes Fonts 
CODD OP OM 
To sink the offal, at per stone of 815. 
Sc id,y Ss 
Beefecsecccses 5.40 ta. 4 
BLUttOner ae v0 ec: 4 OF to. 3 
8 Beas 665 vip Cebieancaseree tein ae 1,450 tw 
Bote Sheep and Lambs .0.....042;5000) 2, 
Veal nash gf dace G16 tor) 8" oO Mis Calves: eieis « carsisidp atoll. start MORNE Een 
Pork gs ees 6 ste F526 Pigg seseeeerrecewcnece 490 
The sales of hay in the Haymarket were considerable on the 22d. 
eo Over nerraae 
Straw keds eee es - oh S520 £0.29 Sa 
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ME TEOROLOGIC AL REPORT. 
Observations on the State of the Weather, from the 24th of January,. to the 24s 
=~» of February, 1808, inclusive, "wo Miles N.W. Of St. PeUl Sui 
Barometer. - aie Thermometers: 
Highest 30.64. Feb. 24. Wind E. Higheft 50°. Feb. 5. Wind N, W. 
Lowest 29.20. Jan. 26. Wind W. Loweit 16°. Feb. 15, Wind W. 
a ha tiine  ( Between the 10th, a : ; On the 15th the 
Greatest €-dredths of -¥2nd. 41th instant,> Greateft {. «> Ymercury was as low 
variation in-€. aninch, < the messury. fell | variation in 19°. < as 16°; but. qnthe 
24 hours - ‘ys strom 30.00. to 29. | 24 hours. » . Pnext day at the same. 
ee 4G. - Ba, + F hour-it was ee 
ee re 
ee oak aet Report we have had much’ severe Sa but for the while ‘month the 
average height of the thermometer has beem more than 36°. The’ coldest day was the 45th. fe 
» but when the glasS stood at “16°, the wind blew from the west, which indicated a speedy 
" change, and before night there was a fall of snow and rain, and on the next morning the 
change in the temperatute-was equal to nearly 20°. In almost all parts of the island, the” 
falls of snow-have been-very et) so much so asto render the roads, for a time, altogether ia 
impassable.’ The winds have likewise oem yintem and much tnischief has been sustained by ~ 
them. 
The average height of- the sioner for the month, is 29: 93, and at the present moment, 
(February 25,) the-mercury stands higher than we have seen it for many years, viz. 30 72. 
Tene atmosphere has been* generally clear, and on thirteen days the sun has shone with great 
brilliancy during a good part of each day. The wind has‘ been much in the srk noxch- 
west, but during the last’ week it has been chiefly inthe East. : 
. ba... ¢ Astronomical Anticipations. : ee Oe 
Such’ of quar oe “AS are attentive to the celestial bodies, are informed that the 
plangt Hosta is this month in an excellent position for observation by a glass of moderate 
power, On the first he will be on the meridian, soon after three o’clock in the morning, of 
course to those who have very keen sight, or whoare possessed of a telescope; he will be eas I 
discerned any clear night. Ze will be found in the: beginning of Virgo,. north-latitude akoot 
half a degree. Venus, J upiter, and Saturn, will likewise be visible this months and will afford 
good ¢ opportun! ties to observers. in the morning before sun-rise,’ Mercury may, fae a very few, 
evenings, if the weather-_be favour able, be seen soon after sun-set, in the south-west. The 
Moon will be full cn the 12th, at twenty-one minutes past two in the morning: and on the 
97th there will be 2 change, or new moon. Onthe first, the clock wiil be before -the-sun. . 
12’ 39”, an? on the last only 4'417".. \What is-called the spring quarter, begins twenty-four 
minutes “Gifter six in the evening of the oth. On the 28th, Jupiter and Venus wiil-be almost 
ciose. together, , being s epatated opiy by the distance of twe- minutes of a degree; the former. 
will be inthe sign Pisces, 4 ° 43°, the latter 4° 41’; but in declination they are rather mote 
than a degree apart. . lt is, however, but seldom, that they are to be seen so ,neary 
ether, and if the morning d¢ fais ty tne early riser will feel himself repaid fox his-c 
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